45 Riots is a modern NYC wedding and event band, boutique live music entertainment company, and independent record label. Based in New York City, 45 Riots provides hand-crafted live ensembles for high-end weddings, private parties, and gala corporate affairs, delivering an energized concert experience with top-tier musicianship and a genre-blending, DJ-style flow that keeps dance floors packed.

At its core, 45 Riots is a collective of energetic, positive-minded New York City musicians — an inner circle of veteran performers who came up together in the city’s live music scene, paying their dues night after night in clubs, theaters, and concert halls. That shared history translates into instinctive chemistry, musical trust, and performances that feel alive, connected, and intentional.

Members of the 45 Riots collective have toured internationally and shared the stage with an extraordinary range of artists, including Stevie Wonder, Prince, Sting, Chaka Khan, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Justin Timberlake, Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band, Jamiroquai, Wynton Marsalis, De La Soul, Kool & the Gang, and many others.

Our musicians have performed for audiences in the tens of thousands at venues such as Madison Square Garden and at major international festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival and Rock in Rio, while also maintaining deep roots in New York’s iconic music rooms — from Carnegie Hall and the Blue Note to Brooklyn Bowl, City Winery, Le Poisson Rouge, Rockwood Music Hall, and beyond.

Collectively, our artists have appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, The Late Show, The Today Show, The Voice, the Grammy Awards, BET, and the NFL Halftime Show. In 2019, our debut original R&B single “Automatic,” released on the 45 Riots in-house label, reached #30 on Billboard’s Adult R&B chart and received national radio airplay.

Beyond performance, many members of 45 Riots serve as musical directors, producers, arrangers, and composers, with several earning Grammy nominations and awards. This depth of musicianship allows the band to move effortlessly across styles while maintaining a cohesive sound and elevated feel.

From modern pop and dance music to soul, funk, R&B, rock, indie, jazz, and global influences, 45 Riots is defined by versatility, musical fluency, and a deep respect for the craft. To see that approach in action, explore our live performance videos in Riots TV — where the revolution is televised.